CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Collingdale

Pennsylvania · 9,175 residents · 0.87 sq mi

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Collingdale is a city of 9,175 people in Pennsylvania. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.1% of locals. Median home value sits at $72,200. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,175

+6%vs 2000

vs 8,664 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.0

−7%vs 2000

vs 34.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.87 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.9%(814)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.3%(851)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.7%(522)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(513)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(661)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.3%(1,768)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.5%(1,059)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(879)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(824)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(746)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(439)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(99)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,853

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,207 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,250

−27%vs 2000

vs $16,751 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.1%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$72,200

+35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$446

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $628 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.9%

+5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.4% in 2000

24.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.5%(7,924)

Black4.5%(386)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(77)

Asian1.6%(140)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(8,968)

Black1%(89)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(23)

Asian0.9%(84)

Other0.4%(34)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.4%(388)

Central American1.3%(120)

Honduran1.3%(113)

Puerto Rican0.6%(51)

Cuban0.3%(23)

Salvadoran0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Cambodian1.8%(164)

Indonesian1.1%(97)

Laotian0.4%(35)

Chinese0.3%(28)

Vietnamese0.1%(13)

Ancestry

Subsaharan African10%(892)

Irish9.7%(859)

German8.4%(748)

West Indian6.3%(561)

Italian4.6%(410)

English3.6%(320)

Jamaican3.6%(317)

Haitian2.7%(244)

American1.9%(172)

Polish1.7%(149)

Arab0.7%(63)

Scottish0.5%(44)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Nigerian0.5%(44)

Egyptian0.4%(35)

Ghanaian0.4%(34)

Hungarian0.3%(30)

Lebanese0.3%(28)

Welsh0.2%(21)

Ukrainian0.2%(15)

Dutch0.1%(12)

Portuguese0.1%(8)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(6)

Swedish0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest West Indian population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.4%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.8%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.0 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 21.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married56%(2,028)

Married28%(1,013)

Widowed0.4%(14)

Divorced15.7%(568)

Women 15+

Never married53%(2,110)

Married26.8%(1,069)

Widowed6.9%(276)

Divorced13.2%(527)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 14.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.0%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 54.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.8%

+9.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.0%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

35.9%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 31.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.4%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 62.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.3%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 42.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)13.8%(31)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)38.8%(87)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.3%(59)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 224 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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